二十世紀初 灰白玉雕海上升明月擺件 of greyish white tone with russet inclusions, the large oval stone carved to the front to depict a large and round moon above rushing waves, leafy trees to the side and rockwork to the reverse.
Length 8 in., 20.3 cm.
Property from a Private Collection, Highland Park, Illinois
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
